Grappling a hapless opponent and putting him down for the count permanently using context-sensitive environmental finishers such as electrical boxes, table saws, and other improvised weapons never becomes tedious. There still isn’t the flow of the Batman Arkham titles here, but many aggravating idiosyncrasies have been ironed out, so being beaten to death doesn’t feel as unfair than it did two years ago.Įven so, countering remains the superior tactic in battle, although it’s hard to resist going on the offensive when your Face Meter peaks and the extra damage bonus kicks in. He can interrupt enemy attacks with greater frequency too – gone are the invulnerable animation cycles – and there are plenty more opportunities to perform environmental kills than before. There are a pleasing number of bone-crunching moves to unlock, and thanks to snappier controls, Shen no longer pauses at odd moments to take a kick to the throat. Guns don’t feature for much of the game, so groups of enemies are taken on bare-handed or with knives and bats instead. In particular, fighting is a much more enjoyable experience, and that’s good because you do a whole lot of it.
The game’s mechanics have also been improved. Hong Kong is a grimy neon wonder, an intoxicating clash of the Chinese, European, and western influences that inform its heritage. Now running in 1080p, it features none of the frame rate troubles of the standard version, draw distances are much longer, and there are many more interactive objects and pedestrians to mess with. The Hong Kong of Sleeping Dogs oozed atmosphere, but the Definitive Edition polishes it to a lovely sheen. With their help, the narrative barrels along toward a brutally bloody, hilariously over-the-top finish worthy of its numerous cinematic influences.
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The story may be boilerplate, but it is boosted by winking acknowledgement of its martial arts movie influences, as well as some great voice performances from a strong cast, which includes Will Yun Lee, veteran UK film and TV actor Tom Wilkinson, Emma Stone, and Lucy Liu. Once on the inside, however, Shen’s loyalties and focus are divided as he grows attached to several of his fellow gangsters while plotting revenge on others for parts they played in his now-distant criminal past. Shen is an undercover cop whose past as a gangster makes him the ideal candidate to infiltrate Hong Kong’s Sun on Yee Triad. However, as usual, a rebuy is a curlier proposition for those already familiar with the saga of Wei Chen. That makes it my pleasure to report that almost all of these have been eliminated in the game’s Definitive Edition, easily vaulting Sleeping Dogs into the must-buy bracket for any newcomers. Drawing inspiration from the classic film Infernal Affairs, open-world action title Sleeping Dogs was no slouch when it dropped on last-gen consoles and PC, but a host of small niggles kept it from instant classic status.
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